In 2013, Goodwin told ESPN, “If Deja wasn’t my sister, I feel like I would still be motivated but not in the way that I am today. Having a disabled sister, that’s a lot more motivation, especially when she tells you growing up that she wishes she can be out there with the kids playing and she wishes she can be out there running around.”

Contract extension made it possible

Goodwin thanked his wife, Morgan, a former University of Texas hurdler, for helping him with the gift for his mother and sister, but there was something else that likely played a major role: his three-year, $20 million contract extension.

Heading into his sixth NFL season, Goodwin is coming off a career year, with 56 catches for 962 yards and two touchdowns. Over half of those receptions, 29, came over the final five games of the season, when Jimmy Garoppolo was starting. That quick chemistry with the Niners’ starter led to Goodwin getting a home in San Francisco for the next few years.